1998 MLS supplemental draft

College draft for soccer teams August 2023 The 1998 Major League Soccer supplemental draft was held on February 1, 1998, at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Format Major League Soccer held a professional player combine in Fort Lauderdale the last week of January 1998. On Saturday, January 31, 1998, the league held the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. The second and third rounds of the college draft concluded Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, February 1, 1998, the league held its supplemental draft. Changes from 1997 1998 expansion teams Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion were awarded the first and second selections in each round. Round 1 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 1 Chicago Fire C.J. Brown D San Francisco Bay Seals, San Jose State University 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny#2: Miami Fusion → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 20 November 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round selection and an allocation from Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Carlos Valderrama. "R1 trade" Brian Loftin F Kansas City Attack, University of Evansville 3 San Jose Clash Tim Weaver D Richmond Kickers, University of San Francisco 4 Colorado Rapids#4: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 10 July 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round selection and future considerations from MetroStars in exchange for forward Shaun Bartlett. "R1 trade" Marquis White F San Francisco Bay Seals, University of San Francisco 5 New England Revolution Dahir Mohammed D Long Island Rough Riders, C.W. Post College 6 D.C. United#6: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution → D.C. United. Date Needed: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection in the 1998 MLS College Draft. On 10 March 1997, New England had acquired this first-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for forward Wélton. More information needed. "R1 trade" Geoff Aunger D Seattle Sounders 7 Tampa Bay Mutiny Brad Wilson M Orange County Zodiac, Cal State Fullerton 8 Kansas City Wizards Goran Hunjak M Washington Warthogs 9 D.C. United#9: Columbus Crew → D.C. United. Date Needed: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for the #12 pick in the 1999 Supplemental Draft. "R1 trade" Danny Care D Carolina Dynamo, Clemson Tigers 10 Dallas Burn Chris Fox D Buffalo Blizzard, Brown University 11 Colorado Rapids Julio Cengarle M Maunabo Leones, Montclair State College 12 Columbus Crew#12: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. Date Needed: Columbus Crew acquired this first-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for the #9 pick in the 1999 Supplemental Draft. "R1 trade" Brandon Ward M Richmond Kickers, Indiana University Round 1 trades R1 trade Round 2 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 13 Chicago Fire Don Gramenz D Minnesota Thunder, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 14 MetroStars#14: Miami Fusion → MetroStars. 1 February 1998: MetroStars acquired this second-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a second-round pick (#19) in the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. "R2 trade" Travis Roy M Detroit Rockers, University of Wisconsin–Madison 15 San Jose Clash Kevin Rueda GK California Jaguars, Santa Clara University 16 Chicago Fire#16: MetroStars → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chicago Fire. Date Needed: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a third-round pick (#26) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. On 16 June 1997, Los Angeles had acquired this second-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender Mark Semioli. "R2 trade" Paul Holocher M California Jaguars, Santa Clara University 17 New England Revolution Doug Neely M Anaheim Splash, Chapman University 18 Los Angeles Galaxy Cesar Alvarado M Valley Golden Eagles, Citrus College 19 Tampa Bay Mutiny Steve Bell M Washington Warthogs, Robert Morris University 20 Kansas City Wizards Rodney Rambo D Portland Pilots 21 Columbus Crew Scott Cannon D Richmond Kickers, University of Evansville 22 Dallas Burn Ernest Inneh F Long Island Rough Riders, Brooklyn College 23 San Jose Clash#23: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Clash. 8 January 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this second-round pick and defender Dominic Kinnear from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Paul Bravo and defender Rafael Amaya. "R2 trade" Eddie Soto F Pro Beach Soccer Tour, Cal State Fullerton 24 Tampa Bay Mutiny#24: D.C. United → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 2 February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this second-round pick and a first-round selection (#10) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for the #8 pick in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. "R2 trade" John Jones M/F Orange County Zodiac, Sacramento State Round 2 trades R2 trade Round 3 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 25 Chicago Fire Paul Lekics M Richmond Kickers, Creighton University 26 Los Angeles Galaxy#26: Miami Fusion → Los Angeles Galaxy. 1 February 1998: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a third-round pick (#34) in the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. "R3 trade" Amos Magee F Minnesota Thunder, Wesleyan University 27 San Jose Clash Alberto Montoya M Raleigh Flyers, Santa Clara University 28 MetroStars Sal Leanti D Long Island Rough Riders, Fordham University 29 New England Revolution Dave Salzwedel GK San Jose Clash, Cal Lutheran 30 Los Angeles Galaxy Marco Ferruzzi M Tampa Bay Mutiny, University of North Carolina 31 Tampa Bay Mutiny PASS 32 Kansas City Wizards PASS 33 Tampa Bay Mutiny#33: Columbus Crew → Tampa Bay Mutiny. xx February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a third-round selection (#28) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. "R3 trade" PASS 34 Dallas Burn Darren Sawatzky M/F New England Revolution, University of Portland 35 Colorado Rapids Tayt Ianni M San Jose Clash, UCLA 36 D.C. United PASS Round 3 trades R3 trade Unresolved 1998 Supplemental Draft Trades 3 February 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired defender Peter Vermes and a third-round pick in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Kerry Zavagnin and future considerations. 13 November 1997: San Jose Clash acquired a third-round selection in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Christopher Sullivan. Sullivan retired two weeks later. References 2 "ref" MLS: Fusion acquires Valderrama from Tampa Bay http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18032/mls-fusion-acquires-valderrama-from-tampa-bay.html Soccer America 20 November 1997 29 November 2014 MLS: MetroStars pick up Bartlett http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17442/mls-metrostars-pick-up-bartlett.html Soccer America 10 July 1997 29 November 2014 2014 SuperDraft Book http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/g/files/g211536/f/201401/2014_SUPERDRAFT_BOOK_0.pdf Major League Soccer 29 November 2014 December 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205085614/http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/g/files/g211536/f/201401/2014_SUPERDRAFT_BOOK_0.pdf dead MLS: New England trades Welton to Galaxy http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16915/mls-new-england-trades-welton-to-galaxy.html Soccer America 10 March 1997 29 November 2014 December 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205095856/http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16915/mls-new-england-trades-welton-to-galaxy.html dead MLS: MetroStars acquire defender Semioli http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17316/mls-metrostars-acquire-defender-semioli.html Soccer America 16 June 1997 29 November 2014 MetroStars Improve Their Midfield https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/04/sports/metrostars-improve-their-midfield.html New York Times 4 February 1997 30 November 2014 Transactions-November 14, 1997 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/14/sports/transactions-130699.html New York Times 14 November 1997 30 November 2014 MLS: Clash send Bravo to Rapids for Kinnear http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16719/mls-clash-send-bravo-to-rapids-for-kinnear.html Soccer America 8 January 1997 29 November 2014 MLS: Complete 1998 Supplemental Draft Results http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18235/mls-complete-1998-supplemental-draft-results.html Soccer America 1 February 1998 27 November 2014 Category:Major League Soccer drafts Supplemental Draft MLS Supplemental Draft Category:Soccer in Florida Category:Sports in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Category:Organized events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida MLS Supplemental Draft